Oregon Measure 7, Federal Revenue Sharing Effects on Tax Base Amendment (1974)

Oregon Measure 7
Election date November 5, 1974
Topic County and municipal governance and Taxes
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Oregon Measure 7 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Oregon on November 5, 1974. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported preventing the reduction of tax base when federal revenue sharing allows for a lower levy than the maximum permitted.

A "no" vote opposed preventing the reduction of tax base when federal revenue sharing allows for a lower levy than the maximum permitted.

Election results

Oregon Measure 7
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		322,023	49.40%
No		329,858	50.60%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Measure 7 was as follows:

“

TAX BASE INCLUDES REVENUE SHARING MONEY - Purpose: This constitutional amendment provides that if federal revenue sharing moneys received by a city or county permit a levy less than the lawful maximum tax base for a given year, the tax base shall not be reduced by that amount.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Oregon Constitution

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1974 Measures

• 1974 Measures
• Taxes on the ballot
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1974 legislative sessions

Oregon

• Oregon ballot measures
• Oregon ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Oregon Voter Guide (1974)